13:16
Into the final 15 minutes...
Lewis Hamilton (GBR), Mercedes AMG F1 Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…
Every lap of a dramatic F1 Austrian Grand Prix Qualifying
Lewis Hamilton crashed his Mercedes during Qualifying for the Sprint race at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen took pole position.
08 Jul 2022
13:14
The session is back underway at the Red Bull Ring.
13:11
RED FLAG
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 8, 2022
"There's a bit of debris exit of Turn 6" - Bottas
Our second stoppage of Friday's only practice session #AustrianGP#F1pic.twitter.com/M5Dp9M9sE3
13:09
Some debris out on track which explains the red flag.
13:08
Red Flag again...
13:06
Magnussen improves to fourth, 0.9s off the pace set by Verstappen.
Good lap from the Dane on the mediums.
13:05
Vettel is up to eighth in the Aston Martin, 1.6s down on Verstappen.
13:02
Verstappen sets a 1m06.302s, 0.3s ahead of Leclerc. He's the man to beat once again.
13:01
Verstappen goes 0.3s quickest than Leclerc in S1 alone.
13:00
Leclerc goes quickest with a 1m06.650s, 0.4s ahead of Sainz - both on the softs.
12:59
The Ferraris are now out on track on the softs.
12:58
The current order: Verstappen, Leclerc, Alonso, Perez, Vettel, Sainz, ocon, Magnussen, Hamilton and Russell.
12:56
FP1 is back underway with 33 minutes on the clock.
12:54
Bono update
Lewis Hamilton's race engineer Peter Bonnington is working from Mercedes' base this weekend. Bono will be doing his usual role but Marcus Dudley will lead on radio comms for Hamilton in Austria #F1#AustrianGP
— Lewis Larkam (@Lewis_Larkam) July 8, 2022
12:52
Norris reports over team radio: "I'm on fire so I have to stop ... I'm smoking from under my seat mate so I'd rather get out."
12:50
Red Flag
Norris has stopped on track in his McLaren.
12:50
Red Flag
12:48
Leclerc goes second in the Ferrari, 0.5s down on Verstappen. Sainz is up to sixth.
12:46
Hamilton moves up to eighth in the Mercedes, 1.1s down on Verstappen's early benchmark.
12:44
The order after 15 minutes: Verstappen, Alonso, Leclerc, Ocon, Magnussen, Perez, Bottas, Russell, Schumacher and Gasly.
12:43
Bottas will be forced to start from the back of the grid on Sunday after taking a fresh power unit for this weekend.
He's free to qualify and start in that grid position in the sprint.
12:39
Bottas moves up to fifth in the Alfa Romeo, 1.0s shy of Verstappen's top time.
12:38
Albon, Stroll and Vettel still in the pit lane.
12:36
Verstappen returns to the top of the order, 0.4s clear of Alonso.
12:35
Replays show Perez running into the gravel at Turn 4.
